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The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1

Frederick Whymper (1838 - 1901)

Everything about the sea: history of ships, famous mariners and life on shipboard, adventure, shipwrecks and daring rescues. - Summary by Kikisaulite

Genre(s): *Non-fiction, History

Language: English

Keyword(s): sea adventure (3), maritime history (3), history of ships (1), frederick whymper (1)

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	Introduction.The Sea	Pete McElveen	00:09:22
Play 01	Chapter I, Men-of-war, Part 1	Pete McElveen	00:23:56
Play 02	Chapter I, Men-of-war, Part 2	Pete McElveen	00:17:41
Play 03	Chapter I, Men-of-war, Part 3	Pete McElveen	00:23:47
Play 04	Chapter II, Men of peace, Part 1	KirksVoice	00:22:22
Play 05	Chapter II, Men of peace, Part 2	Ruth P.	00:21:08
Play 06	Chapter III, Men of the sea, Part 1	Rita Boutros	00:21:21
Play 07	Chapter III, Men of the sea, Part 2	Rita Boutros	00:24:37
Play 08	Chapter IV, Perils of the Sailors life	Lincoln Peterson	00:35:45
Play 09	Chapter V, Perils of the Sailors life continued, Part 1	Lincoln Peterson	00:32:34
Play 10	Chapter V, Perils of the Sailors life continued, Part 2	Lincoln Peterson	00:30:21
Play 11	Chapter VI, Round the World on a Man-of-War	Leslie Valencia	00:29:59
Play 12	Chapter VII, Round the World on a Man-of-War continued, Malta and the Suez Canal, Part 1	Leslie Valencia	00:24:45
Play 13	Chapter VII, Round the World on a Man-of-War continued, Malta and the Suez Canal, Part 2	Leslie Valencia	00:20:06
Play 14	Chapter VIII, Round the World on a Man-of-War continued, The India and China Stations, Part 1	Rita Boutros	00:25:42
Play 15	Chapter VIII, Round the World on a Man-of-War continued, The India and China Stations, Part 2	Rita Boutros	00:21:43
Play 16	Chapter IX, Round the World on a Man-of-War continued, Northward and Southward - the Australian station, Part 1	Rita Boutros	00:21:51
Play 17	Chapter IX, Round the World on a Man-of-War continued, Northward and Southward - the Australian station, Part 2	Rita Boutros	00:31:10
Play 18	Chapter IX, Round the World on a Man-of-War continued, Northward and Southward - the Australian station, Part 3	Rita Boutros	00:31:55
Play 19	Chapter X, Round the World on a Man-of-War continued, The Pacific station, Part 1	Colin Samuels	00:33:40
Play 20	Chapter X, Round the World on a Man-of-War continued, The Pacific station, Part 2	KirksVoice	00:33:09
Play 21	Chapter XI, Round the World on a Man-of-War continued, From the Horn to Halifax, Part 1	Luke Dixey	00:24:16
Play 22	Chapter XI, Round the World on a Man-of-War continued, From the Horn to Halifax, Part 2	fshort	00:28:07
Play 23	Chapter XI, Round the World on a Man-of-War continued, From the Horn to Halifax, Part 3	Jane Bennett	00:25:11
Play 24	Chapter XII, Round the World on a Man-of-War continued, The African Station, Part 1	Jane Bennett	00:20:58
Play 25	Chapter XII, Round the World on a Man-of-War continued, The African Station, Part 2	Jane Bennett	00:26:03
Play 26	Chapter XIII, The Service, Officers' life on board, Part 1	Pete McElveen	00:26:01
Play 27	Chapter XIII, The Service, Officers' life on board, Part 2	Pete McElveen	00:24:59
Play 28	Chapter XIII, The Service, Officers' life on board, Part 3	Rita Boutros	00:23:02
Play 29	Chapter XIV, The Reverse of the Picture - Mutiny, Part 1	Kristine Bekere	00:31:24
Play 30	Chapter XIV, The Reverse of the Picture - Mutiny, Part 2	Jddykst	00:19:48
Play 31	Chapter XIV, The Reverse of the Picture - Mutiny, Part 3	Jddykst	00:21:14
Play 32	Chapter XV, The History of Ships and Shipping Interests, Part 1	realisticspeakers	00:27:18
Play 33	Chapter XV, The History of Ships and Shipping Interests, Part 2	realisticspeakers	00:30:44
Play 34	Chapter XV, The History of Ships and Shipping Interests, Part 3	realisticspeakers	00:32:41
Play 35	Chapter XV, The History of Ships and Shipping Interests, Part 4	realisticspeakers	00:31:30
Play 36	Chapter XVI, The History of Ships and Shipping Interests continued, Part 1	realisticspeakers	00:38:23
Play 37	Chapter XVI, The History of Ships and Shipping Interests continued, Part 2	realisticspeakers	00:37:22
Play 38	Chapter XVI, The History of Ships and Shipping Interests continued, Part 3	realisticspeakers	00:31:39

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